Active Food Packaging Patents: Top Companies & Filing Trends 2026
Active and intelligent food packaging patents: who holds the ground and where it is still open
82.4% concentration. The top five assignees hold 126 of the 153 records in scope — a field where a handful of filers set the terms for oxygen scavenger and antioxidant packaging claims. Filings rose from 0 in 2017 to a peak of 6 in 2020, then settled into a lower, flatter pattern — 2 filings in 2021 and 2 in 2024, a 0% change over that span. Treat 2025 and 2026 figures as incomplete: publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, so the most recent two years will fill in as more records publish.
- 1APG POLYTECH LLC45
- 2CSL BEHRING AG36
- 3M&G POLIMERI ITALIA SPA26
- 4OPLON12
- 5INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS GROUP PTY LTD7
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Common questions on active and intelligent food packaging patents
Who holds the most patents in active and intelligent food packaging?
One assignee leads with 45 of the 153 records in scope, well ahead of the fifth-place holder at 7 records. The top five assignees combined hold 126 records, or 82.4% of the total, meaning most core oxygen-scavenger and antioxidant packaging claims sit with a small group of filers. The remaining 22 companies in the 32-company ranked list each hold only a handful of records, so the field has a short list of dominant players and a long tail of smaller filers.
Is patent filing in active food packaging growing or slowing down?
Filing volume peaked at 6 records in 2020 and has since settled to a flatter pattern, with 2 filings recorded in both 2021 and 2024 — a 0% change over that span. Figures for 2025 and 2026 appear lower, but publication typically lags actual filing by around 18 months, so those years are still incomplete rather than evidence of decline. The honest read is a plateau after a 2020 peak, not a downward trend.
What technologies dominate the IPC classification of this field?
Polymer additive and processing classes dominate: C08K (use of additives in polymers) appears in 44.4% of the 153 records, C08J (polymer processing and solutions) in 39.2%, and B29B (plastics preparation) in 35.9%. Medicinal-preparation and peptide-related classes, A61K and C07K, each appear in just over 20% of records, reflecting antimicrobial and antioxidant active-agent chemistry. Because a single record can carry several IPC codes, these percentages overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Active and Intelligent Food Packaging covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.